Όρος παράλληλος με αυτόν την ομοφοβίας που αναφέρεται στην ψυχολογική και κοινωνική προκατάληψη και στις διακρίσεις κατά των αμφισεξουαλικών προσώπων. Πέρα από αρνητικούς χαρακτηρισμούς, δηλώσεις όπως «Τα bi άτομα είναι αναποφάσιστα» ή «δεν υπάρχουν bi άτομα» επίσης είναι αμφιφοβικές.

Also called ace. Someone who does not experience (or experiences little) sexual attraction to other people. Asexuality is often considered as a spectrum (asexual/ace spectrum) that includes asexuality at one end, gray-asexuality (or graysexuality) in the middle, and (allo)sexuality at the other end.

Sex is defined as the set of biological characteristics such as gonads, sex chromosomes, hormones, external and internal genitals that are used to assign a gender at birth by the medical community. Sex is a spectrum that covers the full variety of bodies, the most usual of which is female (vagina, clitoris, XX xhromosomes, large breasts etc) and male (penis, testicles, XY chromosomes). Other combinations of sex characteristics define intersex people. Many people deconstruct the idea of biological sex, and only refer to biological and anatomical characteristics.

A person that experiences romantic and/or sexual attraction to people of the same gender. The term gay in Greece is used mainly by men, although there are women that use this term to describe their sexual and/or romantic orientation. ("gay woman", woman that is attracted romantically and/or sexually by other women)

A diagnostic category of DSM-IV and ICD-10 that is assigned to trans people that wish to transition. Diagnostic criteria include the persistent and strong identification with a different gender than the one assigned at birth, as well as strong dysphoria at the gender assigned at birth.

People whose gender is not the same as the gender they were assigned at birth. Some trans people undergo gender reassignment procedures, however it must be noted that -contrary to common belief- not all trans people wish to undergo such procedures. Often, the term trans is used to describe only trans men and trans women, erasing the identities of non-binary trans people. It is important that this does not happen and that the experiences of self-determination is respected.

The separation of sexual orientation to two, and only two, categories: heterosexual and homosexual. This opinion excludes people that are attracted to more than one gender (bi/pan) as well as people that do not experience sexual or romantic attraction (asexual, aromantic etc)

The belief that there are only two genders: man and woman. According to this theory there are no people that identify with fluid or non-binary genders.

As a model, it is -mainly- a product of Western civiliaztion. Other civilizations user more or less different models to categorize genders.

A diagnostic category used in DSM-V insteaad of "Gender Identity Dysphoria" in an attempt to reduce the stigma that trans people experience. The diagnostic criterion for gender identity dysphoria is the existence of clinically important dysphoria that originates by the difference between a person's gender identity and the gender identity that other people have assigned based on sexual characteristics.

A diagnostic category of DSM-III (which in the current version DSM-V has become obsolete) and of ICD-10. The manual clarifies that any sexual orientation, by itself, does not constitute a disorder and states that a disorder exists in the case of a person that experiences some form of dysphoria or willingness to change theirsexual orientation.

Gender expression refers to the ways in which a person expresses their masculinity, femininity or other gender-related behaviours and characteristics in the social system, and specifically the way they express to other people the way that they experience their gender identity. Gender expression can be characteristics such as a hairdo, clothing or the way a person moves. The social construct dictates that gender expression is consistent with gender identity, that is it exects a man to have a masculine gender expression and a woman to have a feminine gender expression.

The negative feelings towards bisexuality that bisexual people can develop towards themselves and towards other people that identify as bisexual. They are created by the internalisation of negative beliefs of other people or the society against bisexuality.

The negative feelings towards homosexuality that homosexual people can develop towards themselves and towards other people that identify as homosexual. They are created by the internalisation of negative beliefs of other people or the society against homosexuality.

The negative feelings towards that trans people can develop towards themselves and towards other people that identify as trans. They are created by the internalisation of negative beliefs of other people or the society against trans people.

Gender reassignment is the medical body-forming procedures that a person may undergo so as to align the image of their body to their experience. It is also redered as "Sex change", a term that should be avoided.

A term that was developed in the context of Queer Theory and describes the socially imposed gender binary as well as that belief that heterosexuality is the only normal and acceptable sexual orientation.

The belief that heterosexuality is the only normal sexual orientation, superior to other sexual orientations, and is accompanied with the belief that people are exlusively heterosexual (Fish, 2007). Heterosexism is directly connected with homophobia, but it is different in the sense that heterosexism is an oppression system that is integrated to the dominant social, cultural and financial institutions.

A person that experiences romantic and/or sexual attraction to people of the opposite gender. This term is based on the acceptance of the gender binary, hence the use of the word "hetero-".

It is a social construct that includes roles, behaviours, norms, activities and characteristics that a society or culture of a given historic moment assigns as typical to a woman or a man (based on the gender binary). Gender is, thus, inextricably linked to the social expectations of the presumed biological sex of a person.

A person that identifies as a woman (see gender identity) and experiences emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction to people of the same gender. Some women prefer to identify as gay or gay women.

See homophobia

The psychological and social prejudice, the discrimination and the illogical fear towards homosexual people. Se also: Biphobia, Transphobia

Very few people will use the term "homosexual" to describe themselves in the youth community, as it is a term that has been widely used in the medical community. However, the term homosexuality is widely used to describe the phenomenon of attraction to people of the same gender. Also see Gay, Lesbian.

A person that experiences emotional, romantic and/or sexual attraction to people of any gender. Often pansexual people declare that the biological sex or the gender of a person are not important parameters of whether they will experience attraction to a person. Alternatively, they can be described with the term gender blind.